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# Resolving EACCES permissions errors when installing packages globally
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1. Back up your computer.
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2. On the command line, in your home directory, create a directory for global installations:
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mkdir ~/.npm-global
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3. Configure npm to use the new directory path:
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npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
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```
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4. In your preferred text editor, open or create a `~/.profile` file and add this line:
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export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
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```
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5. On the command line, update your system variables:
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source ~/.profile
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6. To test your new configuration, install a package globally without using `sudo`:
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npm install -g jshint
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```
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